Begehungen in Clear Creek als Tick

Found some different beta for the mantel.

I'm still surprised when I get to the top.

The key is to not look down at the log when you're stemming on bad holds.

Very fun. Garter snake was sunning itself at the base. Probably not a first ascent, but I'll suggest a name for the problem. Ápsuun is Karuk for "snake". Upson Downs is a historic parcel of land near Seiad. So Ápsuun Downs seemed like a good pun. Phonetically it sounds like "ups and downs" or "upside down" which is what you might be if you climb this problem.

Fun. I'm glad the shoes were dry.

Certainly there are easier ways up, but what's the fun in that?

Did it L -> R then R -> L

Fun!

This time with wet shoes. This is a great problem.

Very good. Nice jam at the beginning. Not too hard (could be V1) yet still overhanging enough for safe fall. Approach: swim. Descent: jump.

Aside from the short crux matching on a small hold, the real challenge was to avoid all the spiders!

Very fun. A little intimidating to get around the bulge. The moves might actually be V1 difficulty.

It shares its crux down low with the Wilderness Traverse. It's so tempting to continue up past the flake, but I had my reservations about the fall if a hold should happen to break.

Back and forth and back and forth 'til I fell off.

After brushing away some dirt, this was funner than I expected. Wet shoes make this feel harder than it is.

Climbed straight up.

Founds some fun dynos starting on the two handed jug low and to the right.

Juggy holds make this a fun and easy problem.